Combination telephone attachment.



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MAURICE C. PIERCE, 0F MADISON, WISCONSIN.

COMBINATION TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 19917.

Application filed march 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,200.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Marmot: C. PIERCE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Madison. in the county of Dane and State of Visconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination TelephoneAttachments. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices possessing artistic. utilitarian andadvertising "alue and the objects of my invention are first; to toprovide a neat and attractive device; second. to provide a satisfactoryand convenient means of displaving advertising; third, to combineadvertising value with convenience to the user in such manner that theadvertising purposes will be obscured'by the usefulness of the device;fourth, to combine in one device an' emergency directory of importantcalls, a'classified directory containing but one name in each professionor business, a fixed or renewable calendar, a fixed or renewablememorandum pad, a pencil and a means for listing the telephone numbersof personal friends, etc, a sounding board and a guard for thetransmitter. the entire device designed to display in plain sight and inconvenient manner all of the requisites to facilitate the usefulemployment of a telephone in emergency .or business; fifth to provide adevice light-in weight and without the use of unnecessary metal partsthus minimizing cost and weight.

The above and other objects which will be apparent upon perusal of thefollowing specification are attained by the combination and arrangementof parts fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure1, 1s a front elevation of my com plete device attached to a desktelephone.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the complete device attached to a desktelephone.

Fi 3, is a horizontal section taken on line i -A Fig. 1.

4-, is a plan of the memorandum pad.

Fig. 5, is a side elevation.

My invention comprises a plate 1 ornamental in shape and provided with acentral annular aperture 7 through which the transmitter passes, saidplate 1, bein close gement with the diaphr shoulder 10 of thetransmitter one are provided on each side 1 approximate the lowerthereof to allow the removal of the transmitter from its retaining hookwithout coming in contact with said plate and causing damage thereto.

Near the top of said plate is placed in any desired manner a directoryof important phone numbers comprising preferably the telephone numbersof the police and fire stations' and the number of the telephone towhich the said device is attached. Any de sired numbers can besubstituted without departing from the spirit of my invention althoughsaid top space is designed to be used for emergency calls.

On either side of the transmitter are arranged two panels 12, hearing alist of profcssional men or merchants preferably alphabetically arrangedaccording to profession or trade for easy and convenient reference.

A distance above the transmitter 11, and equi-spaced from thelongitudinal center of said late 1, are disposed two vertical slots 13.I strip of material 15, preferably cloth of a stifi and close wovennature is passed through said slots and the ends 16 fastened in anydesired manner to the back of said plate as plainly illustrated in Fig.3. A calendar pad 14 of any preferred design is provided with a support17 tapering toward its lower edge and said support adapted to beretained in close relation to the plate 1 by the loops 15. A distancebelow said transmitter and equi-distant from the longitudinal center ofthe plate 1 are disposedtwo vertical apertures 19. Through saidapertures 19 a strip of any suitable material is inserted forming a loop2. lhe ends 18 thereof are secured to the back of said plate in anypreferred manner. A pad 20 is provided with a support 3 similar to thatprovided for the calendar aforementioned, said support being held inclose relation to plate 1 by means of the loop 2. Said pad is preferablydivided into two unequal sections longitudinally thereof by perforationsanl the upper section designed to bear ad ertising matter and the bottomsection to he used for noting messages, phone numbers and so forth.

A loop 21 formed of a single terial sly cloth. re nature is lastened in.such manner extends upward a distance beyon scratch 20, pencil 22 insaid loop and rests on top of said pad 20.-

Said pencil is designed to bear advertisingmatter.

In the upper right hand corner of the plate 1 is placed a fastener 23passing through said plate and securing one or more cards 25 providedwith tabs or index portions 24. The cards being preferably ruledtransversely in order that writing appearing on them will be convenientfor reading. Said cards so fastened that their lower edges will rest onthe threaded neck ofthe transmitter and their upper edges flush with thetop of the plate 1 excepting the tab 24 which extends upward a distancebeyond the upper edge of said plate. It is obvious that any number ofcards may be arranged in this manner and indexed either alphabetically.numerically, chronologically or in any preferred manner. In the presentinstance however the cards are designed as a means for having forinstant and convenient use the telephone numbers of personal friends orbusiness acquaintances frequently used.

(laims I. A device of the class described embodying a base plate havinga central opening therein adapted to fit over a telephone transmitter,said base plate also having its lower corners cut away to facilitate theremoval of the telephone receiver, advertising panels or spaces uponsaid base plate and a scratch pad secured to the plate.

2. A device of the class described cmbodying a base plate having acentral opening therein adapted to fit over a telephone transmitter,said base plate also having its lower corners cut away to facilitate theremoval of the telephone receiver, the material between said cutawaycorners defin-v ing a depending elbow, advertising panels or spaces uponsaid base plate and a scratch pad secured to the depending elbow.

3. A device of the class described embodying a base ing therein adaptedto fit over a telephone transmitter, said base plate also having itslower corners cut away to facilitate the removal of the transmitter,advertising panels or spaces upon said base plate, and memoranda slipspivotally secured to the back of the base plate at the upper cornerthereof.

v4. A device of the class described embodying a base plate having acentral opening therein adapted to fit over a telephone transmitter,said base plate also having its lower corners cut away to facilitate theremoval of the telephone transmitter, advertising panels or spaces uponsaid base plate, a scratch pad secured to the base plate below theopening and a calendar secured to saidbase plate above the opening.

5. A device of the class described embodying a base plate having acentral opening therein adapted to fit over the transmitter of atelephone, said plate also having its lower corners cut away tofacilitate the removal of the telephone receiver, advertising panels orspaces upon either side of said opening, a calendar secured to the baseplate above the opening and between the advertising spaces, a scratchpad secured to the base plate below the opening and a pen- 'cil.securedto the base plate.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

MAURICE C. PIERCE. Witnesses:

W. W. FRENCH, VINCENT DIRIENZO.

plate having a. central open-

